
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sangatte today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sangatte at 10AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Sangatte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | SW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 36 | 97 | 120 | 80 | 45 | 38 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:28AM7.06m | 4:45PM6.99m | 5:05AM6.62m | 5:24PM6.51m | 5:44AM6.12m | 6:07PM5.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03PM1.07m | 11:17AM1.38m | 11:37PM1.51m | 11:51AM1.79m | 00:13AM1.98m | 12:29PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | N 4 | N 4 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 4 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 36 | 97 | 120 | 80 | 45 | 38 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 36 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 377 | 399 | 230 | 230 | 208 | 202 | 329 | 286 | 207 | 207 | 460 | 460 | 592 | 556 | 514 | 399 | 415 | 243 | 243 | 441 | 542 | 545 | 541 | 460 |
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